You safe. Good morning to you. Welcome to early start. We are happy youre with us, arent we . So happy. Im john berman. Im zoraida sambolin. It is october 3rd, 2013, at 4 00 a. M. No break in the stalemate that has left the government closed. Ea senior White House CorrespondentBrianna Keilar has the very latest. Reporter for the First Time Since the Government Shutdown, congressional leaders met facetoface with president obama at the white House Wednesday night. Both sides emerging with no deal and no signs of progress to end the stalemate. The president reiterate one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. We are through playing these little games. Reporter republicans still demanding president obama xep a delay to his Signature Health care program. All we are asking for is a discussion and fairness for the American People under obama care. Am i exasperated, absolutely i am exasperated. Reporter if House Republicans first agree to reopen the government for several weeks. We have a situation right now where if john boehner, the speaker of the house, puts a bill on the floor to reopen the government at current funding levels so that we can then negotiate on a real budget that allows us to stop governing from crisistocrisis, it would pass. Reporter the president is probably right. But thats not happening any time soon. Instead House Republicans held votes again on funding the government in a piecemeal way. The senate will surely reject. Meanwhile, not far from the capital, the world war ii memorial operated by the largely shurted National Park system is a focus in this battle. Rnc offering to pay to keep it open. Our veterans deserve to see this memorial and we are willing to pay the bill. Now its up to the president to let them in. Brianna keilar, cnn, washington. We are talking about the government workers hit by the shutdown but the impact really much more far reaching. Take allen niceler. Most cdc workers have been furloughed and he said they are not coming into his shop for lunch. Ive cut back my staff sil significantly. The people here rely on the money. A lot of my staff have Young Children as well so its making an Immediate Impact and its very significant. The cdc is worried about the shutdown on public health. The annual cdc flu program has been stopped and officials worry they may not be able to get ahead of the next major outbreak. It could be a huge opportunity for foreign spy agencies. That is according to the nations director of National Intelligence james clapper. With 70 of the cia and nsa work force furloughed now, clapper telling the u. S. Senators this is a dream land for our add adversarie adversari adversaries. According to the New York Times the sna conducted a secret Pilot Program in 2010 and 2011 into tracking the locations of americans cell phones. The director of National Intelligence testifying the nsa never moved ahead with that program. Teblerror messages and slugg performance from the web sites plaguing the signup. The administration is blaming the problems on the initial rush. Nearly 5 million visitors in the first 24 hours. But some of the Health Care Field say they are still not sure who is signing up or what they are signing up for. The mission to destroy syrias chemical weapon stockpiles is not helped by the civil war there. Intense clashes there in damascus on wednesday as weapons teams headed out for their first day of work in the country. A second group of inspectors are set to arrive in syria next week. New revelations this morning about the deadly attack on a shopping bhaul in nairobi, kenya. Security cameras show there may have been as few as four armed gunmen behind that attack. At least 67 people were killed and the somalia militant Group Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility. Putin has been nominated for the peace prize for the words of an activist Group Promoting settlement of all conflicts arising on the planet. That despite his government continuing to sell weapons to syria. The group behind the nomination says putin is more to serving than one peace prize winner and that would be president barack obama because they say putin has stead fastly avoided military operation. He is sweating indoors. What can you expect from the weather today . Chad myers with that. Good morning, everyone and good evening, hawaii. Atlanta could see airport delays and chicago thunderstorms popping up and minneapolis the same story and slight wind direction issue in dallas. A big snowstorm is developing for wyoming and south dakota. I know. It doesnt seem we should be talking about that but it is coming. There will be feet of snow in wyoming and get to that in a second. Some of those could have some hail from chicago back down into Central Indiana and illinois. Heres the snow event for the next couple of days. Up to 20 inches above 5,000 feet and that is almost everybody out here. That is north of denver, northwest of denver and this is wyoming. Stretching over parts of nebraska and also into south dakota. Its not heading to the south, its going that way but still snow coming up to the ground and feet of it. 87 in miami for today. There will be some afternoon delays, especially with some chicago thunderstorms and also minneapolis, storms as well. Something is developing in the gulf of mexico and our Indra Petersons will have that next hour. Meanwhile, look at something here. Take a close look at this. What is that . Big foot. Exactly. Could it be big foot . A Group Calling itself the sashswatch genome project. People cant find it and reminded to believe these things exist. This creates does not follow the general rule. Its very different. We think it is a human hybrid. We think it is a human hybrid. Remember those words, folks. You heard it here first. The project has had had its, quote, research rebunked several times but the group is promising to keep up its work trying to prove that big foot is real. Coming up. Conrad murray had a license. He graduated from an accredited college. And we felt he was competent to do the job of being a general practitioner. Michael jackson found responsible for his own death. His concert promoter cleared, after hiring the doctor who gave him a deadly dose of propofol. The jury there is explaining. That is coming up next. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when hes 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. But hes not. Hes an architect with two kids and a mortgage. Luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. And with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. Its not rocket science. Its just common sense. From td ameritrade. Welcome back to early start. It took five months and a jury has its say over who is responsible for Michael Jacksons death and rejecketing his mothers claim that a concert promoter was negligent in hiring his doctor. Here is miguel marques. Has the jury reached a verdict . Reporter this morning, the jury in the Michael Jackson wrongful death civil suit sinking in. We, of course, not happy with the result as it stands now. Reporter jurors speaking out. Michael jackson was pretty used to getting his own way. Reporter aeg live may have hired dr. Conrad murray but Michael Jackson was responsible for his own care. If anybody said no, he was out of the mix and they find somebody else. Reporter jacksons mother sought as much as 2 billion from the concert promoter from what they claim was the companys role of hiring and supervising dr. Conrad murray who was convicted in 2011. Guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. Reporter for administering a lethal doze of propofol to the star. Jurors found dr. Murray competent when aeg hired him. Was dr. Conrad murray unfit or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired . Answer, no. Conrad murray was hired to be a general practitioner and maybe had the word ethical in the question, it could have been a different outcome. Reporter the jury deliberated 13 hours after sitting through five months of testimony and the presentation of thousands of documents. This much less publicized trial full of twists and turns including testimony from katherine. Parents hospitalized and still getting special treatment after a suicide attempt. Miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. Our thanks to miguel. Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect zokor tsarnaev is kept in total isolation and only out of his cell to meet for short periods. They say restriction is needed gause of tsarnaevs continued efforts to insight. Authorities say 39yearold zellco told the agents he had a bomb hidden inside his backpack but it turned out to be a hoax. The airport was evacuated nearly six hours. Quite a mess. Dozen of flights into and out of jacksonville were delayed or diverted or canceled because of that security care. The death of glee star Cory Monteith death was due to a toxic combination of heroin and alcohol. They found a spoon with drug residue inside his room along with a used hyperacademic needle and found champagne glasses and bottles inside his room as well. He was only 31 years old. Silk road that allegedly gave drug dealers to peddle cocaine and meth. A man was arrested in san francisco. He is also accused of using the site in connection with murder for hire schemes. Alex rodriguezs representatives denying a report that says that the yankee third baseman claims he was duped into taking performanceenhancing drugs believing they were legal substances. An Arbitration Panel is hearing rodriguez appeal of his 200game suspension. Lance armstrong olympic cycling medal is back with the olympic committee. Back in january armstrong was stripped of his medal after admitting to doping. The Committee Says the return of armstrongs medal marks the end of a sad chapter. How do you really feel about all of this . If you cheat, you have to pay the piper. A rocker in prison for an infamous performance. She has been on a Hunger Strike saying she has been mistreated and wants to be held someplace else. Phil black is live near the prison. What is her complaint . Reporter she has a long list of complaints about what it is like in prison here. After assuming water for the ninth day she has suspended her strike but is said to be in serious condition in the prison medically fast behind me but says she will stop eating again if her demands are not met. Convicted criminals are said to fear this place. It is grim. Decaying. Often intimidating. She was sent here a year ago for her part in this famous performance. It happened in moscows main cathedral a protest against Vladimir Putin. The punishment was two years prison. She has less than six months left on her sentence but on september 23rd, she declared the conditions to be intolerable and began a Hunger Strike. So its been more than weeks since youve seen her . Yeah. Reporter her husband said her condition deteriorated sharply when she was moved to a prison hospital facility. She has she did start getting complications because basically it was her ninth day of Hunger Strike. Reporter she described life in the camp in an open letter. 16hour working days and little sleep or food. Violence and cruelty. This video was recorded by human rights activist just two days into the Hunger Strike. She says women in the prison are forbidden from maintaining personal hygiene. Her description of life on the other side of the barbed wire, its all drawn comparisons to the notoriously brutal prison camps of years ago. The officials here say she is lying. She believes every word because she says she has lived here too and she was convicted of embezzlement. Its like torture, she says. The system between the administration and the convicts is not just based on subordination but hue mamiliati and fear. She also went on a Hunger Strike after the authorities said she could no longer see her children. She says the physical pressure applied to make her quit was more difficult than the hunger. Maria, another convicted member of pussy ride protested conditions in a different remote pretty much camp and she drew attention and won concessions. Now she hopes she has done the same. She wants to be transferred to a different prison and wants a full criminal investigation into all of the allegations she has made and wants assurances that none of her fellow inmates those who helped her will be punished or imprisoned in any way and otherwise, she will resume the Hunger Strike. Is she scheduled to be released soon . I thought i read maybe in march . Reporter thats right, as early as march. Lots of people wondering why she chose to do this now. She had the option of keeping her head down and essentially surviving and enduring the experience. Her husband said she couldnt deal it any longer. She says the nature of the punishment that goes on there is often collective. If one prisoner is said to break the rules, a whole group of them are often punished as a result. Phil black is live for us. Appreciate that report. Sounds like quite an ordeal. She says she wants to stay there criminal that drl investigation is under way so see what happens there. The Government Shutdown doesnt seem like its close to a resolution. Another crisis is facing congress. It is fast approaching. Money time is after the break. ] the best thing about this bar its not a candy bar. 130 calories 7 grams of protein the fiber one caramel nut protein bar. Welcome back to early start, everyone. It is money time. We have an appropriate morning rhyme. I hope no children are up at 4 24, eastern time. But a problem with you and me reading this tweet, contact berman because he made me do it. It has dear congress. Why are you jack holes wasting time and doing it all on americans dime . My dime is a great rhyme. I want to you focus on there right there. You have to answer. What is going on . What is going on . Lets get to it. Crisis in congress . He next because that is what is happening and what we are getting close to. We are getting close to settling this budget fiasco we have and the debt ceiling deadline is around the corner. If congress doesnt raise the debt ceiling by august 17th, the Treasury Department wont be able to borrow and really only two sources of money to pay those bills. The estimated 30 billion of cash on hand and whatever daily revenue that comes in and we havent seen any signs that congress can agree on anything, so stand by. That clock is ticking. It seems like summer just ended and we are talking about the holidays. P. S. , ive already started my christmas cards. The National Retail federation says it expects sales in november and december to increase by about 4 so that is about a half percent better than yesterday and higher than the average holiday sales growth but holiday sales could be affected by congress does or what it doesnt do in the next 45 days. Explode the economy with the debt ceiling. All over. Who knows. It could be a big dent there, right . I do have some positive news i want to leave you guys with. A starbucks will sell its braille gift cards yearround. The card was introduced in 2011. It was previously only available in limited runs during october. This is disability employment awareness month. Starbucks was asked to offer the card yearround by a daughters mother because her daughter appreciated the feeling it gives her. One other piece of news here. Actually next week is National Braille week. Wonderful. I love ending on positive news. Can you do that every day for us . Im going to try. You really started writing your christmas cards . I really have. Goodness gracious, girl. Look at my facebook and my wets. 80 gifts already waped. You are appreciated. I want to follow in her footsteps. Coming up. If they dont make this budget and get it together, were the ones who are going to suffer and our children are going to be the ones who are, you know, be without. So this may make you really mad. The Government Shutdown shutting down classrooms for those who need it the most. The affects are felt across the country. That is coming up next. Female announcer save up to 35 female announcer on a huge selection of clearance mattresses. Get two years interestfree financing on tempurpedic. Sleep trains inventory Clearance Sale is on now. Your ticket to a better nights sleep we have asked congress to sit down and try to resolve our differences. They will not negotiate. I said, fine, we will go to conference. All we want you to do is open the government. Gridlock governs in washington as day three of the Government Shutdown begins. A blink to poke their eyes out. Eight people dead after their church bus crashes on the freeway. That is horrible. What caused this awful accident. Is your girlfriend still on fire . No. No . Okay. Is your still on vehicle still on fire . Its hilarious. A frantic 911 car when flames erupt inside his car. The girlfriend was on fire the response from the 911 operator, laughter. There is much more of that so stay tuned. 31 minutes past the hour. Welcome back to early start. Washingtons shutdown day three and anger growing among those out of work with and protesting their furlough by the government and anger towards those and from those in government who are supposed to be figuring this whole thing out and getting paid, by the way, right now. Congressional leaders meeting at the white house with president obama but did they find a solution . No. Just more blame and more of the stalemate. I would h